Relationship of Preexisting Cardiovascular Comorbidities to Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation After Ischemic Stroke [Brief Report]

Conclusions—Preexisting cardiovascular comorbidities underlie AF newly diagnosed after stroke. Consequently, these high-risk patients should be closely monitored for incident AF to facilitate an earlier diagnosis of AF and avoid stroke with appropriate thromboprophylaxis.

Source: Stroke - September 25, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Arnaud Bisson, Nicolas Clementy, Alexandre Bodin, Denis Angoulvant, Dominique Babuty, Gregory Y.H. Lip, Laurent Fauchier Tags: Atrial Fibrillation, Ischemic Stroke Brief Reports Source Type: research